BMW Z3 Complaints

253 consumer complaints on file.

#10087000August 16, 2004
AIR BAGS
MY 1997 BMW Z3 HAS THE SRS LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON, I GET IT FIXED AND IT GOES ON AGAIN. I'VE DONE THIS LIKE 3 TIMES, NOW MY MECHANIC IS SAYING IT'S LIKE 800 TO FIX. REDICULOUS! IT'A DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE, I'M NOT SUE THE SYSTEM WILL WORK NOW.*AK
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#10083462August 12, 2004
SEATS
THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT ROCKED BACK AND FORTH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST HIM. NOW THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS THE SAME DEFECT, HE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER CAME OUT WITH A RETRO KIT AND THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE FOR THAT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS DENIED HIS CLAIM FOR ANY ASSISTANCE. *JB (SEAT RAIL PROBLEM) *SC *JB
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#10075106June 9, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE 1999 BMW Z3 HATCHBACK "COUPE" , AFTER GETTING A LOUD SHUTER IN THE REAR OF MY CAR, I INVESTIGATED THE AREA AND FOUND THAT MY BODY IS TEARING AWAY FROM THE FRAME OF THE CAR IN THE DRIVERS REAR SIDE OF THE CAR. ALSO THE SINGLE REAR DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT ALSO HAS A TEAR INTHE METAL THAT EEQUALS TO ONE AND HALF INCH ON THE MOUNT CONSISTING THAT 33% OF THE MOUNT HAS FAILED AND IS GETTING WORSE. ALSO THE TEARING FROTHE INTERIOR IS ALL THE WAS THOUGH THE CAR ALLOWING EXAUST FUMES INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR. *AK
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#10072655May 15, 2004
AIR BAGS
1999 BMW Z3 SRS WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY.*AK
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#10062290March 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
THE DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT ON MY 1999 BMW Z3 COUPE 2.8 HAS CRACKED. SHOULD THIS MOUNT FAIL COMPLETELY, I FEAR THAT SERIOUS HARM MAY COME TO ANOTHER DRIVER, PASSENGER OR MYSELF.*AK
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#10061983March 12, 2004
AIR BAGS
REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR'S AIRBAG. THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. I HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND I PAID BMW TO FIX IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS SOMETHING WITH THE SEATBELT. THE LIGHT HAS COME ON AGAIN.
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#10061993March 12, 2004
AIR BAGS
1998 BMW Z3, 1.9. SRS (AIRBAG LIGHT) CONSTANTLY COMING ON EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT! I HAD IT FIXED 3 TIMES ALREADY AT THE DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY UNDER WARANTY BUT STILL COSTING ME ATLEAST 100 DOLLARS R "DIAGNOSTIC FEES". IT CAME ON AGAIN AND I GIVE UP.ITS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW. WHY BOTHER GETTING IT FIXED IF IT WILL JUST COME ON AGAIN! I AM GOING TO TRY BUYING THE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL MYSELF AND SEEING IF I CAN HANDLE IT MYSELF. *AK
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#10061995March 12, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
SRS LIGHT ON MY MW Z3 IS ON. KNOWN REPEATING PROBLEM ON Z3.*AK
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#10062001March 12, 2004
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT CAME ON AFTER ADJUSTING THE SEAT. BMW HAS ISSUED SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS RE SRS PROBLEMS, SO CLEARLY THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. YET BMW REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL TO PROPERLY RETROFIT THE WIRING HARNESS.*AK
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#10062030March 12, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE SRS AIR BAG WARNING KEEPS COMING ON. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT THE BMW PLANT IN SOUTH CAROLINA WHERE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE FACTORY INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM, REPORTED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THAT IT WAS JUST A MALFUNCTION. HE RESET THE SRS AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. THE NEXT DAY IT CAME ON AGAIN. THE DEALER CAN REST IT AGAIN, BUT IT JUST KEEPS HAPPENING. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT OPERATE DURING AN ACCIDENT.*AK
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#10062042March 12, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, UNKNOWN REASON.*AK
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#10060648March 7, 2004
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT CAME ON AFTER ADJUSTING THE SEAT. ACCORDING TO REPORTS FROM NUMEROUS Z3 OWNERS, THIS A COMMON PROBLEM. BMW HAS ISSUED SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. AS SRS FAILURE COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, BMW SHOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY PROPERLY REDESIGNING THE DEFECTIVE PART(S). *JB
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#10056081January 29, 2004
STEERING
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES STEERING JERKS SIDE TO SIDE. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE CROSSES OVER TO DIFFERENT LANES WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATES THAT IS A NORMAL PROCEDURE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
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#10056139January 29, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
VEHICLE DROVE OVER A LARGE CHUNK OF CONCRETE WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN THE SIDE AIR BAG ON PASSENGER'S SIDE DEPLOYED. *AK
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#10048281January 12, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AFTER RUNNING OVER A METAL PANEL IN THE ROAD THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG AT NO CHARGE. *NM
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#10050475December 12, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
SAFETY DEFECT 1998 Z3 BMW. *MR THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. THE CHECK INDICATED THAT THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS GETTING ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE IN THE WIRING HARNESS. THE CONSUMER REFUSED REPAIR DUE TO THE COST AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM THAT IT SHOULD BE REPAIR AT NO CHARGE. *NM
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#10043982November 18, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE IN THE WIRING HARNESS. THE DEALER WANTED THE CONSUMER TO PAY $400 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT THE CONSUMER BELIEVES BMW SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO FAIL ON IMPACT. *AK *NLM
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#10045702November 7, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MANUFACTURER DESIGN OF CONVERTIBLE TOP WINDOW. PUTTING THE TOP DOWN CAUSES DEEP SCRATCHES AND IMPAIRS SIGHT OF WINDOW WHEN THE TOP IS UP. *AK
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#10044461October 21, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
REOCURRING PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG LIGHT MALFUNCTIONING.*MR VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP TWICE BEFORE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DIAGNOSE AND CORRECT THE FAILURE. *PH
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#10043236October 20, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON, BEEN REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER, AND HAS COME ON AGAIN. MANUFACTURER STATES THAT AIRBAGS WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY WITHOUT REPAIR. *LA
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